NEW YORK, April 18, 2010 – Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics has been
suspended without pay for one game for striking the Miami Heat’s Quentin
Richardson in the head with an elbow, it was announced today by Stu
Jackson, NBA Executive Vice President, Basketball Operations. Richardson
has been fined $25,000 for his role in the altercation.

Lame lame lame. Richardson instigated this mess and he gets off with a fine only. A Heat player grabbed KG from behind. A natural reaction is to fight to break free. If Q's big mouth wasn't in the area it wouldn't have gotten elbowized. The NBA is so soft.

Garnett got what he deserved. Hell, he should of been suspended for the entire series. If Garnett wants to throw elbows, then he should go into the UFC. There is no place in the NBA for that kind of behavior. But then again, Garnett has always been known for being a dirty player. Anyways, Boston sucks and the Lakers will repeat as champs. Go L.A.!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous, you do know that your most famous Los Angeles Raper... I mean Laker Mr. Bryant threw an elbow last year in the playoffs at Ron Artest and didn't receive any suspension right? I'm assuming you know that and aren't like most ignorant dumbass Lakers fans. Thanks for stopping by.

LOL, all you Boston fans are just jealous of the Lakers and L.A.I ain't mad at you Bostonians for hating on the Lakers and the city of Angels. See you guys in the finals. Oh wait,you guys are not even going to make it. Have fun losing to Cleveland you losers!!!

hahaha wow you flaker fans are pretty gay considering this isn't even a series that concerns you. shove it. ANYWAYS TO PEOPLE WHO MATTER AKA BOSTON FANS...as much as it irks me to agree with it Donny Marshall said it best "Quentin you can go to school, but you can't buy class" I hope Q Rich breaks a bone in Game 2, or the Celtics should do it for him.

I wonder why Los Angeles counts the Lakers titles in Minneapolis as their own? Oh yeah, b/c its the only way you guys can even see the Celtics who are that far ahead. Nice 38 point loss to us the last time you faced us in the Finals.

You Boston freaks just can't handle the truth that L.A. has the best NBA team. You Celtic fans are just a bunch of DOUCHE BAGS and the Lakers are always going to be the best NBA franchise in history!!!

So the league rewards the instigator and punishes the player that defends integrity, alright. This decision is a shame to the league, it should be the other way round: KG gets the fine and Q gets suspended. How about the rest of the Heat players? Shameful!

Why are there laker fans posting on this blog? There is no reason for them to be here, this is not any of their business. I agree with Karl. This will probably motivate the Celtics more. Plus, in game 3, KG will be back and he's gonna get going too. By doing this, this probably handed the series to the Celtics because they are gonna be more motivated now than ever. Plus if I were them, I would be mad at Q and I would want to win more than ever. This sucks at the moment, but in the long run this could be very helpful for the C's. They'll finally be motivated.

Regardless of which side you're on, Boston or Miami, if you looed at the incident, you would hae seen "The Big Ticket" swinging his elbows like there's no tomorrow. Such incidents can cause real injuries(Chris Bosh, anyone?). Being a Bucks fan, I lived through the horror of watching Bogut being injured by Amare; however, after cooler heads prevailed, it was reported that Andrew himself lost his balance on his own. My point is, it takes a man to admit when he is wrong, regardless of the outcome, and name calling doesn't help.